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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Odyssey \Od"ys*sey\ ([o^]d"[i^]s*s[y^]), noun [L. Odyssea, Gr. 'Ody'sseia, fr. 'Odyssey's Ulysses: cf. F. Odyss['e]e.] An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
odyssey
noun
1: a long wandering and eventful journey
2: a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
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